February 5th is right around the corner and that is exactly the day when the new Kongh opus, Sole Creation, hits stores in Europe. For now, you have the chance to listen to "Skymning", the 4th and final song on the album through the player below. The album will be released on February 19th in North America via Agonia Records.

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Tommy Aldridge has returned to Whitesnake following the departure of Brian Tichy earlier this month to pursue the S.U.N. project he started with singer/guitarist Sass Jordan.

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The 10th anniversary edition of Tilburg's Neurotic Deathfest is shaping up to be really special. As if the big names already announced for the bill weren't enough, the Dutch festival has recently announced that Death To All, the band comprised of a large variety of ex-Death musicians led by Gene Hoglan, will be headlining on May 3rd, 2013 in their only performance in Europe this year.

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Band profile:	Death
Event:	Neurotic Deathfest 2013 (10th Anniversary)

Extreme metallers Goatwhore, who released Blood For The Master last February, have announced a co-headlining North American tour with 3 Inches Of Blood this April. The tour will start in Canada and swing back into the States for shows in the Midwest and on the east coast, including an appearance at New England Metal and Hardcore Fest XV. At the end of April, supporting acts Revocation and Ramming Speed will complete the lineup. The confirmed list of shows can be seen below.

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Even with the release of their latest album Corrosion Of Conformity last year, the stoner trio Corrosion Of Conformity has already started writing new material and is letting their creative juices flow for their next album, untitled at this time. The band also released Scion A/V EP Megalodon last November.

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With just two days to go before the Majesty Of The Seas takes off into the sunset, the organizers have announced that the world's biggest heavy metal cruise is sold out!

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Event:	70000 Tons Of Metal 2013

Italian symphonic black metallers Hortus Animae have announced their reformation. The band is in full songwriting process and will be presenting a new comeback album titled At The End Of Doomsday. Hortus Animae have also launched a fundraising campaign to finance the new opus.

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"Kata Ton Demona Eaftou", a new track off Rotting Christ's forthcoming eleventh full-length studio album, has premiered today on a number of websites. As the release date of Kata Ton Daimona Eaytoy approaches, you get to listen to a new song here or even over here and see another facet of the album. Thanks to the magic of Soundcloud, the song is also available below.

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Last month, the line-up for the 4th edition of Paganfest America was announced and now the tour dates have finally been disclosed. The trek across the United States and Canada will be headlined by Ensiferum with support from Týr, Heidevolk, Trollfest, and Helsott in March/April.

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Event:	Ensiferum: Paganfest America 2013

Having released their last album A Thin Shell three years ago, death/doom metallers October Tide return with a new offering this year that will have the title Tunnel Of No Light. The album's artwork and tracklist were unveiled and can be seen below.

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The anticipation is rising. Suidakra have announced that they will release their new output Eternal Defiance in May this year. The folk metal band also released the album's official trailer which was made and composed by Arkadius Antonik. It is available on the video below. The band spent the last month recording the concept album.

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Now you will finally have the chance to take a look at the artwork that will appear on Killswitch Engage's Disarm The Descent release. As with all of their previous releases, the cover was designed by bassist Mike D'Antonio and is available below.

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After a period of "hiatus", Texas prog band The Mars Volta is no more according to singer Cedric Bixler-Zavala, who posted a series of tweets. Also, this happens after guitarist Omar Rodriguez Lopez refused to take part in a US tour focusing instead on new project Bosnian Rainbows.

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Band profile:	The Mars Volta

Proggers Pain Of Salvation have a couple of exciting things in store this year. First, the band will embark on a European tour in April which will be exclusively acoustic based. During the three weeks of dates, Pain Of Salvation will be joined by Dutch singer/songwriter Anneke Van Giersbergen (ex-The Gathering) and Árstíðir from Iceland. Furthermore, the band will be heading out to tour in North America in May but the details are still under wraps for now.

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The Faceless are no strangers to line-up changes and it has happened again. After not performing with the band this past weekend during their shows in Mexico, drummer Lyle Cooper has announced that he has left The Faceless after five years in the band. The drummer will now focus on Absvrdist and Abhorrent.

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